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But giving lacrosse sixes, a new, fast-paced version of the sport, the stamp of approval raised a sticky issue for the IOC, the U.S. and Canadian Olympic committees, as well as local organizers.
Sixes has been described as a hybrid discipline of field and box lacrosse [3] [4] [5] as well as a different sport entirely. [6] [7] Lacrosse sixes was created in 2021 by World Lacrosse, the global governing body for lacrosse, in a bid to achieve lacrosse's participation in the Olympic Games. [8] It will make its Olympic debut in 2028. [9] [10]
The typical major changes for Lacrosse Sixes are as follows: 6 against 6 rather than 9 against 9(excluding goalkeepers) 30 second shot-clock; 4, 8-minute quarters; Goalkeepers begin play when a goal is scored, face-offs only occur at the beginning of each quarter; Field size is 70 by 36 meters; Everyone plays on both sides of the field
The Premier Lacrosse League (PLL) is an American professional field lacrosse league composed of eight teams. [1] The league's inaugural season debuted on June 1, 2019, and included a 14-week tour-based schedule taking place in 12 major-market cities. [ 2 ]
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The Women's Lacrosse League is a women's lacrosse sixes league with four teams: two in the northeast, and one in the south and west each. Player compensation is yet to be publicly announced. Player compensation is yet to be publicly announced.
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The first lacrosse team in North America was the Montreal Lacrosse Club, established in Montreal, by dentist, William George Beers. In 1834, a demonstration of lacrosse was given by the Caughnawaga Indians in Montreal, which resulted in growing interest by Canadian settlers. By the 1850s, Beers codified the game by adding rules and structure.